BANGKOK-CHIENGMAI OVERLAND C
3-DAY (2-nights)
TP-17
 
Departure daily by private transport only.
 
Day1, Bangkok-Pitsanuloke
    At 8.00 a.m.       Departure from the hotel heading north to soon reach Saraburi where you will visit the very beautiful Wat Phra Buddha Bart and see its Lords footprint, then on to the Ayudhyas outpost of Lopburi, to there visit the ruins of King Narais Palace, now a National Museum, the grandiose Wat Mahatard, the 3 Prasards, the Monkey Shrine and Constantin Phaulcons Residence. Lunch will be served here.
          In the afternoon, you will make a stop on Nakorn Sawan where you take a fascinating boat trip on the Nan River which is lined with boathouses underneath most of which fish is being raised, visit a countryside temple where semi-wild monkeys are to be fed. In the evening you will reach Pitsanuloke for accommodation at the AMARIN LAGOON HOTEL.
         Evening at leisure (L.)
 
Day 2,  Pitsanuloke-Tak
          At 8.30 a.m. Departure from the hotel to visit the well known Wat Phra Jinaraj that shelters a unique Buddha Image, and we then drive to the first Thai capital city, Sukothai, to visit its archeological ruins, now a World Heritage Site protected by UNESCO. Lunch will be served here.
          In the afternoon we drive to Tak for accommodation at the WIANG TAK HOTEL. Evening at leisure. (B.L.)
 
Day 3, Tak-Lampang
 
          Early morning we will visit a quaint Muser hilltribevillage. Lunch will be served at the hotel in Tak.
          In the afternoon we proceed to the Northern outpost of the Sukhothai era, Sri Sachanalai, where you will get a better general view of the layout of cities of those long gone days. We then drive to Lampang for accommodation at the LAMPANG WIENGTHONG HOTEL.
          Evening at leisure (B.L.)
 
Day 4, Lampang-Chiangmai
 
          Today we take it easy and this morning we will visit the town by horse-drawn-carriage, to see some temples, already of Burmese architectural style, such as the Wat Phra Keo Don Tao and the Wat Phra Tahrt Lampang Luang
         After lunch at the hotel, we resume our northwards drive and on the way to our final destination we make a stop in Lampoon and at the glittering Wat Haripoonchai. Upon reaching Chiangmai, you will be dropped off at the hotel of your choice.
          Evening at leisure. (B.L.)